Attachment for collapsible tubes



June 17, 1930. 5, TURNER 1,765,114

ATTACHMENT FOP. COLLAPSIBLB TUBES Filed Sept. 25, 1928 \VlTNESSi-fiINVENTOR GEORGE TURNER I n ATTORNEYS Patented June 17, 1930 UNITEDSTATES @iPIATENT OFF-ICE GEORGE S. TURNER, OF NEW-BRUNSWICK, N'EW'JERSEYATTACHMENT FOR COLLAPSIIBLE TUBES Application filed September .25;1928.. Serial No. 308,179.

My invention, while capable of a wide range of usefulness, is especiallyuseful as embodied in collapsible tubes for containing medic-aments, andmore particularly the in vention relates to an elongated dischargenozzle adapted to be used as an eye dropper or as an applicator fordirecting a medicament to ones ear or like cavity.

The general object of my invention is to provide a container with adlscharge nozzle and preferably mounted upon a separable cap affixed tothe tube, said nozzle having such a character as to be bendablelaterally so as to present a deflected terminal at an angle to the axisof the tube to promote convenience in using the device as an eye dropperor directing a medicament into the ear and without danger of 1n]ur1ngeither the eye or the ear, or 1n uslng the nozzle for oiling and otherpurposes.

To carry out the stated object I provide a nozzle advantageouslyintegral with a detachable tube cap and formed'of soft bendable metal,the proportion of the bore or discharge passage and the walls of thetube being such that the nozzle is bendable to provide a terminal in aplane at an angle to the axis of the tube such that the tube at the--bend of the discharge nozzle may be rested against the nose or against apart of the ear or ad acent head area to steady the device andprovidefor directing the discharge to the desired point without danger ofinjury to the eye, ear or other sensitive parts.

Reference is to be had to the accompany-- ing drawing forming a part ofthis specificas tion, it being understood that the drawing is? merelyillustrative of practical examples of the invention. V

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a collapsible tube equipped with mynozzle attachment;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved nozzle and adetachable tube cap with which said nozzle is integral Figure 3 is aside elevation of the cap showing the nozzle bent into somewhatdifferent form from that shown in Figure 2;

Figure 1 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing the cap with itsintegral nozzle bent in a diflerent way from that shown in Figures 2 and3; I

zle shown in Figure 4:.

the collapsible tube 10 is made in the usual manner of such tubesjInstead of having an integral nozzle on-thebody of the tube, I

which it isusually put out in'practice, ex-

portioned with respect to the bore or discharge passage thereof and thethickness of or bends may be produced in the nozzle with- -be the casewith ordinarytubular nozzles.

"adjacent'the base and the other at approxi= vmately right angles sothat the terminal 13 is fore ofthe tube 10. The bend at-the base 10ftheangular terminal 13 constitutes a rest device as-an eye dropper.

'the'dev1ce1s steadied and there 1s no danmay be given to the terminal13 for the application ofthemedicament with precision to the cornerofwthe eye or to the ear or other Figure?) is an end view of the cap and11oz- In carrying out my invention in practice 1n "accordance with theillustrated example,

provide in practice, in the preferred form of my invention, a cap 11adapted to have threaded connection with the usual neck of the tubebody. The numeral 11 designates the cap of the discharge nozzle 12 whichis made of soft bendable metal. I have shown it straight in Figure 1,which is the form in cept in special cases. a The nozzle '12 is soprothe'walls of the nozzle, coupledwith the soft, pliablenature of themetal, the proper bend out choking the discharge bore, which wouldI'have shown in Figure 2 two bends, the one in line with the axle of thecap 11 andthereor bearing point which is placed against the 8O nose atthe bridge or other point of the face adjacent tothe eye, in the case ofusing the The result is that ger of injury to the eye by a'wrongmovement of the nozzle. In addition, the desired angle cavity. 7 9

:InFigure 3 the cap designated 111 has its discharge nozzle 112 producedwith a single bend, as shown, at approximately right an gles, thematerial at the juncture of the members being curved and the terminal113 lies 9 at right angles to the axis of the cap and therefore of thetube. I

It will be noted in Figure 2 that the two bends given to the dischargenozzle 12 leave the nozzle in the same plane throughout. In 1 Figures 4:and 5, however, indicating the wide range of bends thatvmay be made thetube 212 is bent adjacent its base to be directed laterally from theaxial line of the cap 211, and a second bend is given so that theterminal 213 at the tip thereof is returned approximately in a planewith the axial line. As will be understood, the discharge nozzle iscapable of use for oiling and other purposes.

As is well known, substantially all pipes or tubular objects can be bentor shaped, but mechanically. In the present case, due V to theconstruction and diameter of the particular pipe relatively to thethickness of the walls, the pipe forming the discharge nozzle can bebent or shaped with the fingers and without closing the passage.

I would state furthermore that while the illustrated examples constitutepractical embodiments of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly tothe exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same'can beconsiderably varied without departure g from the spirit of the inventionas defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. As an article of manufacture, a collapsible tube to beemployed as an applicator, and a discharge nozzle on the tube, saidnozzle being formed of soft, pliable metal to be bendable, the thicknessof the walls of said discharge nozzle being so proportioned relativelyto the size of the bore of the nozzle that the said nozzle is bendableto provide a 7 terminal at an angle to the axis of the tube,

without choking the bore.

2. A device of the class described, including a container and adischarge nozzle thereon of soft, pliable metal, said nozzle having alateral bend and having a terminal at an angle to the plane of the axisof the tube, said bend at the base of said terminal constituting asteady rest to facilitate maintaining the terminal of said dischargenozzle at the desired angle for precise application of the contents ofthe container.

' 3. As an article of manufacture, a cap for collapsible tubes, said caphaving means to v detachably engage the neck of the tube, and having adischarge nozzle of soft, pliable material, the bore of the dischargenozzle being so proportioned relatively to the thick ness of the Wallsof the nozzle that the nozzle 7 is bendablewithout choking the bore.

GEORGE S. TURNER.

